[Canucks] Jim Rutherford on the possibility of uniting the Hughes’ brothers
April 21, 2025
[Canucks] Jim Rutherford on the possibility of uniting the Hughes’ brothers
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people had some crazy takes on luke on the post that was deleted in that sub. with this quote, who do yall think they would want for the trade? we have plenty of stud d men but i mean how do you deny getting quinn?
They can’t afford to lose him for nothing so they should deal him to us this summer and get it over with.
No shot we give up either of the hughes bros so if he is going to play with his brothers it is going to be with us
LOL. Try and pry Jack and Luke from our cold, dead hands. Just give us Quinn and move on before we take him in FA for nothing.
I am so mad I’m banned from the Canucks sub, cause with all the drama going down over there now I could get banned again so fast.
I don’t think there’s a price that could get the Devils to trade either Jack or Luke for two reasons, 1) they are both great young marketable players in a market desperate for an identity, and 2) if you lose one you’re gonna piss off and eventually lose the other. So if the plan is to meet up in Vancouver we’re talking 2030-31 season at the earliest, that’s when Jack could walk.
If Luke takes a shorter term you can at least flag that as a possibility. If he takes 8 years forget it, the only reunion would be in NJ.
NJ is the mostly likely if it ever happens. One other option that seemed possible is all three agree to sign with a “neutral” club, maybe Detroit, Toronto or Florida given they lived in those areas growing up. But that takes a lot of planning among the brothers, not to mention a location with a hell of a lot of cap space. And you’d be waiting five years.
Top 3 trending players on Spotrac right now: Quinn Hughes, Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes.
Hear me out
Offense should be the priority this offseason, not defense. Quinn is no replacement for a top 6 scorer no matter how offensively gifted he is. We can get him without giving up assets in two years. Palat will be gone by then if he isn’t sooner. Dougie’s contract opens up this offseason. Quinn will very likely take a team-friendly deal in free agency to play here with Jack and Luke if that’s what his heart is set on and the cap is projected to be around $110m by July 2027. No need to give up any assets
Our defense right now is solid. Fix the offense, then reel in Quinn as nature intends without trying to force something
What kind of absurd package would we get in return for sending our two to them? Can they even pay what it would take?
What is the Herschel Walker package here?
Every crazy hypothetical about Quinn coming here has just become justified.
If the Devils trade for Quinn, I’m buying a custom Hughes jersey with no number
Okay why would you say what he said, in the way in which he said it – in a press conference. He just dug his own grave.
I like the canucks and all but holy shit some of them are coping hard on their sub 💀 No shot we lose both hughes brothers
We have two, they have one. I’m liking our odds
Vancouver has no leverage with NJ right now. It’s known he wants to come here and the team just needs to wait it out. They can trade him here and get way less than value, hold on to him or trade him to a team that would be ok with likely only having him for a couple of years (so a contender most likely). I’m ok with waiting it out over giving up too much (as in Bratt, Nico).
How dare you get my hopes up when I’m still wallowing in the crapfest of yesterday?
Hamilton for Hughes. Take it or leave it Vancouver, you have no leverage
quinn to devs would be a beast mode.
This is really weird timing to say something like that with 2 years left on his deal
Not only did he do some light tampering, but he also just poured about 100 gallons of fuel to the “Quinn to NJ” fire.
Tom, get this guy on the phone. Offer him a third rounder and a Taylor Ham sandwich. Let’s get this done!!!
Luke stays on PP1 unless Quinn beats him out. 😂😂😂😂
I know we’d have to give up a lot, but I think we could avoid losing Nico and Bratt. Canucks can take Dougie and maybe Casey or Nimec for their rebuilding.
One half of my brain: We need forward depth, there’s no reason to rush this and give it all up for Quinn, besides look at the injuries all of these guys get, that’s a bit concerning…
Other half of my brain: *Gotta catch em all, gotta catch em all…Gotta catch em all, gotta catch em all…*
I’d rather the two of them leave than add the third.
IIRC Jack tipped this off in a postgame interview during the Carolina series 2 seasons ago. It’s not surprising but to hear it from a GM it definitely is. We’re definitely gonna gun for him in FA, I don’t think it’s a coincidence Dillon’s deal ends the same year. Imagine a back end of Quinn, Luke, Pesce, Siegs, Kovy and Dougie. And we would probably still have Casey, Nemec and Silayev in the pipeline. Defense would be stacked beyond belief
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people had some crazy takes on luke on the post that was deleted in that sub. with this quote, who do yall think they would want for the trade? we have plenty of stud d men but i mean how do you deny getting quinn?
They can’t afford to lose him for nothing so they should deal him to us this summer and get it over with.
No shot we give up either of the hughes bros so if he is going to play with his brothers it is going to be with us
LOL. Try and pry Jack and Luke from our cold, dead hands. Just give us Quinn and move on before we take him in FA for nothing.
I am so mad I’m banned from the Canucks sub, cause with all the drama going down over there now I could get banned again so fast.
I don’t think there’s a price that could get the Devils to trade either Jack or Luke for two reasons, 1) they are both great young marketable players in a market desperate for an identity, and 2) if you lose one you’re gonna piss off and eventually lose the other. So if the plan is to meet up in Vancouver we’re talking 2030-31 season at the earliest, that’s when Jack could walk.
If Luke takes a shorter term you can at least flag that as a possibility. If he takes 8 years forget it, the only reunion would be in NJ.
NJ is the mostly likely if it ever happens. One other option that seemed possible is all three agree to sign with a “neutral” club, maybe Detroit, Toronto or Florida given they lived in those areas growing up. But that takes a lot of planning among the brothers, not to mention a location with a hell of a lot of cap space. And you’d be waiting five years.
Top 3 trending players on Spotrac right now: Quinn Hughes, Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes.
Hear me out
Offense should be the priority this offseason, not defense. Quinn is no replacement for a top 6 scorer no matter how offensively gifted he is. We can get him without giving up assets in two years. Palat will be gone by then if he isn’t sooner. Dougie’s contract opens up this offseason. Quinn will very likely take a team-friendly deal in free agency to play here with Jack and Luke if that’s what his heart is set on and the cap is projected to be around $110m by July 2027. No need to give up any assets
Our defense right now is solid. Fix the offense, then reel in Quinn as nature intends without trying to force something
What kind of absurd package would we get in return for sending our two to them? Can they even pay what it would take?
What is the Herschel Walker package here?
Every crazy hypothetical about Quinn coming here has just become justified.
If the Devils trade for Quinn, I’m buying a custom Hughes jersey with no number
Okay why would you say what he said, in the way in which he said it – in a press conference. He just dug his own grave.
I like the canucks and all but holy shit some of them are coping hard on their sub 💀 No shot we lose both hughes brothers
We have two, they have one. I’m liking our odds
Vancouver has no leverage with NJ right now. It’s known he wants to come here and the team just needs to wait it out. They can trade him here and get way less than value, hold on to him or trade him to a team that would be ok with likely only having him for a couple of years (so a contender most likely). I’m ok with waiting it out over giving up too much (as in Bratt, Nico).
How dare you get my hopes up when I’m still wallowing in the crapfest of yesterday?
Hamilton for Hughes. Take it or leave it Vancouver, you have no leverage
quinn to devs would be a beast mode.
This is really weird timing to say something like that with 2 years left on his deal
Not only did he do some light tampering, but he also just poured about 100 gallons of fuel to the “Quinn to NJ” fire.
Tom, get this guy on the phone. Offer him a third rounder and a Taylor Ham sandwich. Let’s get this done!!!
Luke stays on PP1 unless Quinn beats him out. 😂😂😂😂
I know we’d have to give up a lot, but I think we could avoid losing Nico and Bratt. Canucks can take Dougie and maybe Casey or Nimec for their rebuilding.
One half of my brain: We need forward depth, there’s no reason to rush this and give it all up for Quinn, besides look at the injuries all of these guys get, that’s a bit concerning…
Other half of my brain: *Gotta catch em all, gotta catch em all…Gotta catch em all, gotta catch em all…*
I’d rather the two of them leave than add the third.
IIRC Jack tipped this off in a postgame interview during the Carolina series 2 seasons ago. It’s not surprising but to hear it from a GM it definitely is. We’re definitely gonna gun for him in FA, I don’t think it’s a coincidence Dillon’s deal ends the same year. Imagine a back end of Quinn, Luke, Pesce, Siegs, Kovy and Dougie. And we would probably still have Casey, Nemec and Silayev in the pipeline. Defense would be stacked beyond belief